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Rafting resumes on Portland's Rio Grande

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Operations have resumed at the Rio Grande rafting facility in Portland following an emergency meeting yesterday between the Destination Assurance Council (DAC) and raft captains.  On Friday, raft captains withdrew their services after...

Portland students get Stanley Taylor scholarship

Published:Wednesday | July 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:Two university students from humble beginnings are the recipients of the Stanley Taylor Memorial Fund, which was launched during a special ceremony at Bethesda Church in Port Antonio, Portland.The scholarship fund and its...

Port Antonio lock-up prisoner infected with leptospirosis

Published:Wednesday | June 7, 2017 | 3:50 PMGareth Davis

A male prisoner at the Port Antonio police station lock-up has reportedly contracted leptospirosis, which is spread mainly by rats. It’s reported that the prisoner, who is among 25 persons being held at the lock-up fell ill last week and was...

Portland honours three policemen

Published:Tuesday | March 21, 2017 | 12:21 PMGareth Davis

HOPE BAY, Portland:It is not very often that law enforcement officers are recognised for their hard work. However, residents and church members took time out to show appreciation to three policemen during a special church service, held recently in...

Minister bemoans state of Portland market

Published:Sunday | March 26, 2017 | 1:22 PMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:A huge pile-up of garbage, compounded by a leaking roof and mounting complaints from vendors, triggered strong criticisms from local government minister Desmond McKenzie, who condemned the deplorable state at the Musgrave...

Portland residents look out for the safety of students

Published:Wednesday | March 15, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:Almost a week and a half after a female student was hit by a car along Allan Avenue in Port Antonio, Portland, a pedestrian crossing has been painted by two residents, in an effort to protect students crossing the roadway.Ian...

Pushing Portland | Portland eyeing sustainable employment

Published:Sunday | February 12, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Port Antonio, Portland:Anticipating a spike in upscale development, Daney Ann Thomas, president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, is optimistic that there is a bright future for sustainable employment in the parish.Thomas told The Gleaner that...

Pushing Portland | Chamber undertakes membership drive

Published:Sunday | February 12, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Port Antonio, Portland:Daney Ann Thomas, the president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, wants commercial operators in the parish to come on board and partner with the chamber in an effort to boost their businesses and renew consumer confidence....

Rat race on in Portland

Published:Tuesday | January 31, 2017 | 12:01 PMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:With rats and roaches running around loosely in the parish capital, a pest, insect, and rodent control company, Kirk Distributors, has responded to a distress call from the Portland Municipal Corporation to assist with its...

INDECOM probes fatal shooting of man in Portland

Published:Sunday | January 29, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

A probe has been launched by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) into the fatal shooting of a man by the Portland police this morning at Light house road in the parish. The dead man has been identified as Phillip Grant, who is...

Port Antonio gets a facelift

Published:Wednesday | January 4, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:The streets of Port Antonio, Portland, which was heavily littered with commercial garbage, is now very clean, and with the impeding arrival of a cruise ship, it is obvious that the powers that be have pulled out all the stops...

Portland to get a boost

Published:Sunday | January 1, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:Years of neglect by successive governments, which has resulted in an economic downturn in Port Antonio are seemingly at an end, with tourism minister Edmund Bartlett pointing to better days ahead.Once a booming tourist resort...

Portland elderly residents feted

Published:Wednesday | December 21, 2016 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

DRAPERS, Portland:At least 40 persons including the elderly, who reside in the community of Drapers in Portland, were provided with sumptuous meals during a special dinner put on by Jamaicans living in the United States on Tuesday.The pre-Christmas...

'I will vote PNP till I die'

Published:Monday | November 28, 2016 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Seventy-six-year-old Millicent Wilson is a People's National Party (PNP) loyalist who, despite her ailments, vowed to exercise her democratic right in support of her movement.Wilson, who is blind in one eye and unable to walk on her own, was spotted...

Tension between PNP, JLP supporters in Portland

Published:Sunday | November 27, 2016 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

On the eve of the local government elections, there is tension between the People's National Party (PNP) and the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in Portland. This after a bus transporting JLP supporters was attacked and stoned in Cascade in...

Portland Ravaged, persons evacuated

Published:Thursday | November 17, 2016 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Buff Bay, Portland:Five children and 12 adults were evacuated by firefighters on a day when torrential rain lashed sections of western Portland, also triggering rescue efforts at a basic school in Settlement in Orange Bay.The unfavourable weather...

Private sector pledges funds to tackle crime in Portland

Published:Sunday | November 13, 2016 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

PORT ANTONIO, Portland:Faced with a sharp increase in gun-related crime and murders, the private sector, individuals, and a political representative have pledged money to assist with crime-fighting efforts.At a stakeholders meeting at the Ken Wright...

Double murder rocks Portland

Published:Sunday | November 13, 2016 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

SHREWSBERRY, Portland:A daring early morning killing of two residents in the community of Shrewsberry, Portland, has pushed the parish's murder rate into double figures.The gruesome killings came less than eight hours after high-ranking officials...

Private interests pledge resources to assist Portland police combat upsurge in crime

Published:Sunday | November 13, 2016 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Faced with a sharp increase in gun-related crimes, including a double-digit increase in murders for the first time, millions have been pledged by private interests to assist the police in Portland. The private sector, individuals, and a political...

Portland community rocked by double killing

Published:Sunday | November 13, 2016 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

A daring early morning double killing in the community of Shrewsberry, Portland, has pushed the parish's murder rate into double figures. The gruesome killings this morning come less than eight hours after high-ranking...

JLP first-timers confident

Published:Friday | November 11, 2016 | 7:40 PMGareth Davis

With candidates representing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) in Portland duly nominated, the focus has shifted to the days ahead as campaigning is expected to heighten leading up to the local government elections.Candidates Paul Thompson of the...

Crisis in the Rio Grande valley

Published:Thursday | November 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

Bellevue, Portland:Unless Government directs resources to Bellevue in the Rio Grande Valley of Portland, where thousands of residents, including students, have been marooned due to multiple land slippages, conditions could worsen in a community...

Thelma Patterson : A woman of God

Published:Thursday | October 20, 2016 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

STONY HILL, Portland:Growing up in the depressed community of Stony Hill, Portland, was not easy for Thelma Patterson, a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, who has invested heavily in family life and is now reaping the fruits of her labour. Patterson...

'God is large and still in charge'

Published:Thursday | September 29, 2016 | 12:08 PMGareth Davis

STONY HILL, Portland:One of the first things that Mordecai Patterson, a Seventh-day Adventist Christian at Boundbrook will tell you, is that God is large and still in charge, which according to him, is the motivating factor behind his religious...

Pan Chicken a hit

Published:Tuesday | September 27, 2016 | 3:26 PMGareth Davis

The Caribbean Broilers (CB) regional Pan 2016 competition, experienced by the people of Port Antonio for the first time, was a huge success.Held last Saturday at the parish's premier cricket ground of Folly Oval, the event attracted dozens of...

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